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| Leaving just in time: Cruise ship entering Prince Rupert Hbr |
Prince Rupert was a good stop.
We headed through Edye Passage for a night at Welcome Harbour. Very nice spot, but winds picked up in the anchorage so we stayed on the boat. Happily, winds died before dark, for a calm sleep.
Next day started calm without wind, with a forecast for increasing NW winds. We headed down to anchor in the Freeman Passage area (near Absalom Island). We (wrongly) figured that the next day would be good for crossing Hecate Strait.
A gusty evening (but good anchorage). Early the next morning we headed out, raised the double-reefed mainsail, and poked out into Hecate. NW winds, whitecaps and rollers, we aborted and returned to our secure anchor spot. Probably the day before would have been better....
Next day, we tried again. Now calm and perhaps 5-10 kn NW wind. Never enough for a good sail, but an easy calm motor. (Except for 15+ kn SW on the nose when we arrived at Lawn Point (entrance to Skidegate Inlet).) Headed to Sandspit's marina.
After two nights in Sandspit, we moved on to Queen Charlotte (village of). The public docks had space (a surprise) and now seem better managed than in years past.
Queen Charlotte seemed unchanged since 2018. Funky. Opening days of various stores etc usually with many closed, and not as advertised (e.g., the Visitor Info Centre). We did a long walk to the Haida Heritage Centre then through Skidegate itself, then back to QC (19 km).
Major new improvement: Skidegate has brand new, large, excellent CO-OP grocery store. Much much better than the store in QC.
After 3 nights in QC, we headed over to Skidegate Narrows, anchored, and did a test run through the narrows on our dinghy. A very helpful trip (and beautiful in itself). We returned to Pelagia and headed over to anchor for the night at Christie Bay. A wonderful little anchorage!
Likely will take Pelagia through the Narrows today to the west side of Haida Gwaii. Stay tuned (check our Location Tracker).
[Photos to be added]
We headed through Edye Passage for a night at Welcome Harbour. Very nice spot, but winds picked up in the anchorage so we stayed on the boat. Happily, winds died before dark, for a calm sleep.
Next day started calm without wind, with a forecast for increasing NW winds. We headed down to anchor in the Freeman Passage area (near Absalom Island). We (wrongly) figured that the next day would be good for crossing Hecate Strait.
A gusty evening (but good anchorage). Early the next morning we headed out, raised the double-reefed mainsail, and poked out into Hecate. NW winds, whitecaps and rollers, we aborted and returned to our secure anchor spot. Probably the day before would have been better....
Next day, we tried again. Now calm and perhaps 5-10 kn NW wind. Never enough for a good sail, but an easy calm motor. (Except for 15+ kn SW on the nose when we arrived at Lawn Point (entrance to Skidegate Inlet).) Headed to Sandspit's marina.
After two nights in Sandspit, we moved on to Queen Charlotte (village of). The public docks had space (a surprise) and now seem better managed than in years past.
Queen Charlotte seemed unchanged since 2018. Funky. Opening days of various stores etc usually with many closed, and not as advertised (e.g., the Visitor Info Centre). We did a long walk to the Haida Heritage Centre then through Skidegate itself, then back to QC (19 km).
Major new improvement: Skidegate has brand new, large, excellent CO-OP grocery store. Much much better than the store in QC.
After 3 nights in QC, we headed over to Skidegate Narrows, anchored, and did a test run through the narrows on our dinghy. A very helpful trip (and beautiful in itself). We returned to Pelagia and headed over to anchor for the night at Christie Bay. A wonderful little anchorage!
Likely will take Pelagia through the Narrows today to the west side of Haida Gwaii. Stay tuned (check our Location Tracker).
[Photos to be added]
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